Mande MusicDafne
Origins Mande: ethnic group (Mandinka, Maninka and
Bamana)
Mali
Jeli (griot)
Performed on TV, radio or life-cycle events
Variations Hunters
Commonly 2 voices
Improv
ABA
Call and response
Ternary to binary rhythm shift
Short melodies repeated
Stories and epics
Jeliya Speaking voice or singing voice
Improv
Loose form
Call and response (only with more than one jeli)
Compound meter
Scales (ascending/descending)
Repertoire piece texts
Drumming Improv voices (chant)
Improv
Circle music
Lead drummer (usually djembe)
Call and response on drums (leaders calls)
Compound meter (few in duple meter)
Tuning of drums create interweaved melodies
No text
http://www.jessenolan.com/mandemusic.pdf
Modern Mande Some improv
Strict form
Call and response (ballet: drums and dancers)
Triple meter more often used than duple
No text for ballets
French, Bamana, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Jeli Class of artisans
Hereditary
Preserve the history and culture
Girls tend to specialize as singers
Boys tend to specialize in the instruments of the jelis
Instruments Kora : played in the Eastern tradition (more
vocally dominated)
Ngoni
Balafon
Tamani (talking drum)
Djembe
Dunun
Vocals are the dominant instrument
Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
N_kHhkvw0jI
Noticeable Musicians Toumani Diabaté
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hVZ96W61Eo
Bassekou Kouyate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw5ZjwexcTc
Example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
KS704uFn_kE
Works Cited "Growing into Music." Mande music in Mali
and Guinea. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. <http://growingintomusic.co.uk/mali-and-guinea-music-of/mali-and-guinea-the-mande/>.
"Mande Music." Mande Music. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. <http://www.jessenolan.com/mandemusic.pdf>.
"Music of Mali." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Oct. 2014. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Mali>.
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